Vehicle body



Se t. 9 1924. I

. J. H. PRESS VEHICLE BODY 2 Sham-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 4. 1920 Sept. 9 1924..

J. H. PRgss VEHICLE BODY Filed 0st. 4, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Panama Sept. e, was.

EFA ETES JACOB H rness, or carcass, 13351221013, assrenoa to Jason Panes sons, or

earnest). rumors, vnmcnn BODY.

Application filed October a, last. serial at. 414,572.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I Jason H. Fitnss, a citizen of the United Sitatearesiding in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and.

vantages and capabilitiesas will later more fully appear.

I My invention further resides in the combination, construction, and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying draw ings, and while I have, shown therein a pre' ferred embodiment, I desire the same to be understood as illustrative only, and not as limiting my invention. In the accompanying I ing my invention:

Fig. 1 isa side elevation of an automobile truck showing my invention as applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation of. the vehicle body shown in Fig. 1, the endgate and its supports being omitted.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section thereof substantially along the line 3-3 Fig. 1.

Fig. is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional plan, substantially along the plane indicated by the line 4.4, Fig. 2, and

drawings illustrat- Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the stays used at the sides to stay same against lateral pressure on the sides of the body.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, V denotes the vehicle and B the body, the latter constituting the subject-matter of this present application. The body B comprises longitudinal I-beams 1 adapted to rest upon the frame of the truck, or other vehicle V, transverse I-beams 2 resting upon and secured to the longitudinal beams l, and themselves adapted to sup-port the box of the body B. This box comprises a bottom, or

bed 3 formed integrally with sidewalls el and having a front-endgate 5 and a rear endgate 6. This body is formed by bending the sheet metal along substantially parallel lines so that there are formed the two upvposition, the structure is very rigid.

standing walls 4, provided at their upper edges with flanges 7 having their edges downturned to form trou he or recesses and a protecting member, which is also adapted to assist in holding the upper end of the stay members and the box, or body B, in proper relation. V

To form the stay 9 a piece of sheet metal is cut out with its ends substantially parallel and one edge at substantially a right-angle thereto, the remaining edge making an acute angle with one end and an obtuse angle with the other, so that the piece of metal is wider at one end than the other. The edge of the sheet metal which is at a right-angle to the two ends is bent laterally in a position substantially perpendicular to the body of the stay, forming a flange 10. The Wide end is also bent into a position substantially perpendicular to the body portionto form the flange 11 and the other longitudinal edge is bent along two lines substantially parallel to form a trough shaped portion or channel flange 12. This forms a'very rigid stay member with a minimum of labor and materials and when the narrow end i3 of the stay is inserted under the flange .7 between wall 4 and the edge portion 8, an the flange 11 and bottom 3 are secured in The ends of the transverse beams 2 project laterally beyond the sides of the body B, and are covered by angular plates 14: which ei ztend from the lateral edges of the bottom 3 outwardly and downwardly, as shown in Fig. 3.

An an le iron is bent to form a horizontal portion 6 and vertical arms 15, and when the structure is placed in position as shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, and secured to the walls'4 and endgate 5 the latter is considerably reinforced and -rigidly hold in position, Secured to the bottom 3 and the bottom edge of the endgate 5 is an angle iron 17 which assists in strengthening the'structureand holding the parts in assembled relation, even under the great strains incident to the use of such a structure. At'the rear corners are located laterallyand rearwardlv opening angle irons 18 adapted to'stay the rear corners of the box and to accommodate the supporting members for the endgate 6, the structureof which it is unnecessary to describe in the present application, as no claim .is made no assure this specification and the appended claims.

Having nowdescribed my invention, 1

1. In at structure of the character stated, longitudinal supports, transverse supports resting thereon, a box structure resting on and secured to the transverse supports, a 'coversplzrte along the sides of the box, resting on and secured "to the transverse supports and bracing posts secured to the coverplste externsl to the box and adopted to brgice the sides of some against lateral forces, the upper edges of the sides of the box being turned over to form inverted troughs, and the upper ends of the bracing posts fitting snugly Within these troughs to assist in furnishing e'ri'gid brace for the sides o l the box.

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2, In 22, vehicle body, a stay member, comprising e substantially fist body ortion hevmg one end bent inwardly st su stantially e right angle thereto a longitudinsl margin bent at substanti'ell y a right angle to the bodyportion end to the end, and at its other longitudinal margin bent into trough shape ios'reinriorce the stay member, the finished stay being wider at the bottom than at the top.

Q, A vehicle body, comprishig transverse ,provided along" one edge with on channel to, 1,5923, roe

beams, longitudinal beams supporting the transverse beams, a box resting on the transverse beams, a cover-plate resting on and en tending around the ends of the transverse beams, and staying posts secured to and upstanding from the cover plate to brace the sides of the box, the top edges of the latter being bent outwardly and downwardly to closely engage the upper ends of the posts to increase the lateral force resistingpower of the box and posts.

4. In a. vehicle body, a container having bottom, side and end walls, a supporting frame, upwardly "extending stays on said frame, said side Walls having upper reversed flanges providing recesses between the flanges and the side Walis for receiving the upper ends of said stays, said stays being of greater width at the bottom than the top to form a rigid brace against lateral thrusts upon the sides of the container and each flange,

5. In a vehicle body, an open top metallic container having an 11 per rim extending outwardly a substantial distance and then downwardly providing a, longitudinal recess therein, a, supporting frame, upright metellic stays on said frame and having their upper ends received in said recesses, said stays being wider at the bottom than thetop and provided with marginal flanges, to form a rigid brace for the sides of said container against lateral thrust from the inside.

in Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification.

/ JACQB H. PRESS. 

